Creep and Fracture of Ice

ISBN-13: 9781108463058 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 415 str.

Erland M. Schulson; Paul Duval

Opis

The first complete account of the physics of the creep and fracture of ice for graduates, engineers and scientists.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Structure of ice; 3. Microstructure of natural ice features; 4. Physical properties: elasticity, diffusivity and friction; 5. Plastic deformation of the ice single crystal; 6. Ductile behavior of polycrystalline ice: experimental data and physical processes; 7. Modelling the ductile behavior of isotropic and anisotropic polycrystalline ice; 8. Rheology of high-pressure and planetary ices; 9. Fracture toughness of ice; 10. Brittle failure of ice under tension; 11. Brittle compressive failure of unconfined ice; 12. Brittle compressive failure of confined ice; 13. Ductile-to-brittle transition under compression; 14. Indentation fracture and ice forces on structures; 15. Fracture of the ice cover on the Arctic Ocean; References; Index.